Metabolism was a post-war Japanese architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth. It had its first international exposure during CIAM’s 1959 meeting and its ideas were tentatively tested by students from Kenzo Tange’s MIT studio. During the preparation for the 1960 Tōkyō World Design Conference a group of … Read more
born September 6th, 1928 Born September 6, 1928 (age 89) Tokyo, Japan Nationality Japanese Alma mater University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Architecture, 1952) Cranbrook Academy of Art (Master of Architecture, 1953) Graduate School of Design, Harvard University (Master of Architecture, 1954) Occupation Architect Awards Pritzker Prize Website www.maki-and-associates.co.jp Practice Maki and Associates Buildings Yerba Buena … Read more